Innovative thermodynamic process control - the key to sustainable metal use

在澳大利亚，每年都有大量的电子产品如电脑和手机被丢弃。它们既含有有价值的金属，也含有有毒的金属，因此将它们作为垃圾填埋场倾倒是不可接受的。澳大利亚有一种冶炼方法，可以对这些废物进行再加工，以回收有价值的金属，将它们返回再利用。它也可以安全地处理有毒物质。该项目将确定合适的冶炼策略和控制方法。因此，有毒物质的海外运输将被消除，环境危害将减少，我们对金属的可持续利用将增加。

Large amounts of electronic goods such as computers and mobile phones are discarded each year in Australia. They contain both valuable and toxic metals so dumping them as landfill is unacceptable. Australia has a smelting method which could be adapted to reprocess this waste to recover the valuable metals, returning them for reuse. It would also safely handle the toxics. This project will determine the appropriate smelting strategies and control methods. As a result, transportation of toxic materials overseas will be eliminated, environmental hazards will be reduced and our sustainable use of metals will be increased.